FOUR RATIONAL PEOPLE at HARBOR THEATER TODAY

Fri, 10/16/2026 - 8:55am

ONE SHOW ONLY

2 PM FRIDAY Oct 16

Goethe once said that a string quartet is like "a conversation between four rational people."

After nearly 50 years, nine GRAMMY Awards, and thousands of concerts, the acclaimed Emerson String Quartet prepares to play its final notes. Four Rational People (1h 53m) follows the legendary ensemble through its farewell season, weaving together memories from an extraordinary career with intimate glimpses of life on the road as longtime friends and collaborators confront the difficult decision to walk away from the music they love – and from one another.

Both a celebration of an extraordinary musical legacy and a poignant reflection on friendship, aging, and knowing when it is time to pass the torch, the documentary culminates in one final Emerson String Quartet performance and the bittersweet reality of what comes after the curtain falls.

"The legacy of the Emerson String Quartet includes dozens of recordings, and it’s probably in those that the deepest lessons lie. For anyone curious to meet the musicians who made them, ‘Four Rational People’ is a decent introduction.” — Zachary Barnes, Wall Street Journal

Film Tickets: $8 Members; $12 Non-Members